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Line 2: {{Dabnav}} {{Dabnav}} − A '''disambiguation page''' is one that provides links to other articles in order to prevent confusion. This is done when two or more articles share the same title. For example, [[Marshal]] is a disambiguation page which provides links to [[Marshal (BattleMech)]] and [[Marshal (rank)]]. + A '''Disambiguation Page''' is one that provides links to other articles in order to prevent confusion. This is done when two or more articles share the same title. For example, [[Atlas]] is a disambiguation page which provides links to [[Atlas (BattleMech)]] and [[Atlas (system)]]. A separate disambiguation page is often set up when there is one dominant usage of a word, but multiple secondary usages. This disambiguation page would then be linked to from the primary article. A separate disambiguation page is often set up when there is one dominant usage of a word, but multiple secondary usages. This disambiguation page would then be linked to from the primary article. − Sometimes there is only one secondary usage, so a link is created from the primary article to the secondary article without needing a disambiguation page. An example of this is [[Pella]]. Since the dominant usage is for the planet, that article is there without any parenthetical notations. The main article then links to [[Pella (Aerospace Fighter class)]], as it is much less frequently used. + Sometimes there is only one secondary usage, so a link is created from the primary article to the secondary article without needing a disambiguation page. An example of this is [[Procyon]]. Since the dominant usage is for the planet, that article is there without any parenthetical notations. The main article then links to [[Procyon (ProtoMech)]], as it is much less frequently used. [[Category:Disambiguation]] [[Category:Disambiguation]]
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| − | A ''' | + | A '''Disambiguation Page''' is one that provides links to other articles in order to prevent confusion. This is done when two or more articles share the same title. For example, [[Atlas]] is a disambiguation page which provides links to [[Atlas (BattleMech)]] and [[Atlas (system)]]. |
A separate disambiguation page is often set up when there is one dominant usage of a word, but multiple secondary usages. This disambiguation page would then be linked to from the primary article. | A separate disambiguation page is often set up when there is one dominant usage of a word, but multiple secondary usages. This disambiguation page would then be linked to from the primary article. | ||
| − | Sometimes there is only one secondary usage, so a link is created from the primary article to the secondary article without needing a disambiguation page. An example of this is [[ | + | Sometimes there is only one secondary usage, so a link is created from the primary article to the secondary article without needing a disambiguation page. An example of this is [[Procyon]]. Since the dominant usage is for the planet, that article is there without any parenthetical notations. The main article then links to [[Procyon (ProtoMech)]], as it is much less frequently used. |
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